5-9-16 Update: This Big Bear is back up for sale with bidding up to $5,600
Post-Listing Update: This Big Bear Scrambler did not meet reserve despite 25 bids up to $7,800.
Even though Yamaha never won it the Big Bear race (a run to Big Bear Lake through the Mojave desert), they took the name for 125, 250, and 350cc scramblers. The first use of the name was the ’65 bike, a YD 250 street scrambler.
Matt Cuddy of Superhunky was not very nice to this bike. Calling it a ‘fake dirt bike’, he said: “…the 350 weighed right up there with Buick Roadmasters. Sitting on one was like straddling an oil drum, with sharp protrusions sticking out from every surface, just waiting to harpoon the rider if he went down. Also, the gigantic chromed up-pipes weighed at least 75 pounds combined, and put the center of gravity up somewhere around the riders neck.” For more on what the Big Bear became, check out this retrospective from Rider Magazine.
This example is in impressive original condition with just 1,889 miles. The seller says it starts first kick and runs perfect. Find this Big Bear Scrambler for sale in Upland, California with bidding up to $7,100 and the reserve not yet met